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Apr 25, 2024 · In our nation, the agriculture industry provides more than 16 million jobs for Americans and is Maryland’s largest industry. For those reasons, I am pleased that the U.S. Senate once again overcame partisan differences to pass a new Farm Bill.
Mar 26, 2021 · Under a bipartisan bill now headed to the Senate, more than a million undocumented farmworkers like Carrillo, almost half a million in California, could gain legal status in the U.S. — and, eventually, a path to citizenship.
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Mar 29, 2021 · Under a bipartisan bill now headed to the Senate, more than a million undocumented farmworkers like Carrillo, almost half a million in California, could gain legal status in the U.S. — and,...
The federal Farm Bill provides over $31 million per year in conservation assistance through cost-share payments, rental payments, easement payments, or technical assistance provided to Maryland farmers.
Jan 10, 2022 · As of Jan. 1, California law requires that employers with 26 or more employees pay overtime wages to farmworkers after eight hours a day or 40 hours a week. That means many farmworkers like...
Feb 24, 2023 · This year, groups in Maryland will push to increase farm bill programs for smaller specialty farms – which produce crops like fruits, vegetables and tree nuts – and establish more incentives for farmers to embrace conservation practices.
The farm bill touches everyone in Maryland in numerous ways. It is targeted to farmers and ranchers, used to support infrastructure and economic development in rural communities, incentivizes maintenance of good conservation practices and helps provide access to food for those less fortunate and breakfasts and lunches for school children.
